Chinese Almanac for 2028-04-02
2028-04-02 is Lunar month 3, day 8 on the Chinese lunar calendar, a Ding Si day in the Wu Shen (Monkey) year.
Key facts
| Gregorian date | 2028-04-02 |
|---|---|
| Lunar date | Lunar month 3, day 8 |
| Year (Ganzhi) | Wu (Yang Earth) Shen (Monkey) |
| Month (Ganzhi) | Yi (Yin Wood) Mao (Rabbit) |
| Day (Ganzhi) | Ding (Yin Fire) Si (Snake) |
| Year zodiac | Monkey |
Auspicious for (宜)
- Sculpt or paint deity images (塑绘)
- Consecrate a deity statue (开光)
- Hold an engagement ceremony (订盟)
- Present betrothal gifts (纳采)
- Cut cloth for tailoring (裁衣)
- Make bed curtains (合帐)
- Hold a coming-of-age ceremony (冠笄)
- Install machinery (安机械)
- Visit friends and family (会亲友)
- Collect wealth (纳财)
- Open for business (开市)
- Sign a contract (立券)
- Trade (交易)
- Set up a bed (安床)
- Erect pillars (竖柱)
- Raise the roof beam (上梁)
- Make fishing nets (结网)
- Plant (栽种)
- Perform a purification ritual (解除)
- Set up a loom (经络)
Inauspicious for (忌)
- Build the stove (作灶)
- Travel (出行)
- Move into a new home (入宅)
- Bury the deceased (安葬)
Auspicious spirits (吉神)
Month's Grace (月恩), Four Images (四相), Minister's Day (相日), Post Horse (驿马), Heaven's Empress (天后), Heaven's Shaman (天巫), Blessing Virtue (福德), Sacred Heart (圣心)
Inauspicious spirits (凶煞)
Five Voids (五虚), Eight Winds (八风), Earth Talisman (土符), Great Havoc (大煞), Departure and Loss (往亡), Double Day (重日), Vermilion Bird (朱雀)
Clash & direction to avoid
Clashes with Pig (Xin Hai day); traditionally best to avoid the East direction.
Peng Zu's Hundred Taboos
Ding (Yin Fire) day: traditionally, hair is not cut, as it is said sores will form on the head.
Si (Snake) day: traditionally, long journeys are avoided, as it is said belongings will be lost or hidden.
Auspicious directions
| God of Joy (喜神) | South |
|---|---|
| God of Fortune (福神) | Southeast |
| God of Wealth (财神) | Southwest |
| Tai Sui (太岁) | North |
| Yang Noble God (阳贵神) | Northwest |
| Yin Noble God (阴贵神) | West |
What is today's lunar date?
2028-04-02 corresponds to Lunar month 3, day 8 on the traditional Chinese lunar calendar.
What should be avoided on this day?
Traditional almanac sources list the items under Inauspicious for (忌) above as activities best avoided on this day.
Which zodiac year is this day in?
2028-04-02 falls in the Wu Shen year, the year of the Monkey.
Solar terms: astronomical calculation. Daily do's and don'ts, auspicious/inauspicious spirits, clashes, and Peng Zu's taboos: Xieji Bianfangshu (协纪辨方书) tradition, as encoded in lunar-typescript · Last updated 2026-09-11